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UPDATE 3-UAW says it will greet Tesla workers with 'open arms'
Feb 10, 2017
(Adds comment from Jose Moran's video post on Friday.) Feb 10 (Reuters) - The United Automobile Workers union on Friday said it had been approached......
Union Head: Trump not giving us what we expected
Feb 10, 2017
Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO, discusses his meeting with President Trump and how he'd like to see the economy work for......
This union thinks Trump’s policies will be good for morale and law enforcement
Feb 10, 2017
With President Donald Trump's executive order to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border signed, one group is feeling optimistic — the National Border......
UPDATE 1-UAW says it will greet Tesla workers with “open arms”
Feb 10, 2017
(Adds Musk comments to Gizmodo) Feb 10 (Reuters) - The United Automobile Workers union on Friday said it has been approached by workers at Tesla......
Chilean workers strike at BHP's Escondida
Feb 9, 2017
Workers at BHP Billiton's Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, walked off the job on Thursday in a strike that threatens to......
BHP begins halting operations at Chilean copper mine: Union
Feb 8, 2017
BHP Billiton has begun halting operations at its Escondida copper mine in northern Chile, the world's largest, ahead of a planned strike on Thursday,......
Connecticut governor seeks cuts, labor savings, to close budget hole
Feb 8, 2017
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Wednesday proposed nearly $1.4 billion of spending cuts, including big savings from negotiations with labor......
Trump Could Lower The Minimum Wage For Federal Contract Workers
Feb 8, 2017
WASHINGTON ― The first time Luis Chiliquinga went on strike, he joined fellow fast-food workers and marched into his McDonald’s inside......
Workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine to strike Thursday: Union
Feb 7, 2017
The main union at BHP Billiton's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, told Reuters on Tuesday that negotiations mediated by the Chilean government with......
Quora: Who Holds Teachers’ Unions Accountable?
Feb 7, 2017
With the extreme protection of teachers by their union, to whom are they accountable? originally appeared on Quora – the ...
James P. Hoffa: House GOP Renews War on Workers with RTW Bill
Feb 7, 2017
Working Americans stood up to the political establishment in 2016 and demanded that the resources of the country and efforts ...
James P. Hoffa: House GOP Renews War On Workers With ‘Right-To-Work’ Bill
Feb 7, 2017
Working Americans stood up to the political establishment in 2016 and demanded that the resources of the......
UniCredit agrees job cuts with unions ahead of cash call start
Feb 4, 2017
MILAN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank UniCredit said on Saturday it had signed a deal with trade unions to cut 3,900 jobs......
Steelworkers union 'very disappointed' in Labor chief nominee Andy Puzder
Feb 2, 2017
The head of the nation's largest manufacturing union said Thursday he likes some of President Donald Trump's plans to boost jobs but is "very,......
USW President: We're disappointed in Labor secretary nomination
Feb 2, 2017
United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard weighs in on President Donald Trump's views on "America First," labor unions and trade. ......